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QUICK TWITT: Nate Diaz Slams Donald Cerrone
Nate Diaz may not be competing for the UFC anytime soon, but that hasn’t stopped him from managing to keep himself at the forefront of headlines. Some people just suck way too much #UFCdick … An they where cowboy hats — Nathan Diaz (@NateDiaz209) July 15, 2014
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Ralek Gracie Comments On Kenny Florian Competing At Metamoris
There have been rumors swirling that Kenny Florian would be competing in a secret match at Metamoris 4 in August. However Ralek Gracie, the founder of Metamoris spoke with MMAFighting.com to comment about the rumors, saying that they were not true and Florian would not be competing at the event. The full card is as […]
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McGregor Picks Dublin For His First Title Defense In 2015
The UFC has released the first episode of UFC: On The Fly which follows Conor McGregor as he prepares to fight Diego Brandao this coming Saturday in Dublin Ireland. “The last time I was here was probably in 2009, at UFC 93. I was sitting somewhere up there. To think that I’m back here, and […]
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Gleison Tibau Eyes A Future In Baking
UFC welterweight Gleison Tibau said despite being a professional fighter since the young age of 15, he sees a future in the baking industry like his father. He spoke to MMAJunkie about it. “I’ve been a professional fighter since age 15. I currently devote my sweat and blood to my career. But there’s only so […]
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Drinking Gasoline Changed Alex White’s Life
Alex White is fighting tomorrow night at UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Miller. However that may not be the hardest thing White will go through in his life. The undefeated fighter spoke with USA Today about how drinking gasoline and being bullied ultimately motivated White. “I didn’t know someone drank all (the juice) and that […]
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Pat Curran Set To Fight Patricio Friere At Bellator 123
Patricio Friere will get his rematch with Pat Curran at Bellator 123 on September 5th. Friere got his first crack at Curran in January of 2013 at Bellator 85. Curran just barely edged out Friere with a split decision win. Since then Friere won the Bellator tournament with back to back to back wins. Curran […]
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Jessica Andrade vs. Valerie Letourneau Added To FN 51
Jessica Andrade and Valerie Letourneau are now scheduled to meet at UFC Fight Night 51 in Brazil on September 13th. Andrade is 2-1 in the UFC and is riding a two fight win streak into the bout, with her most recent win coming over Raquel Pennington in March. Valerie Letourneau on the other hand is […]
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PHOTO | Bigfoot And JDS Holding Hands During Lunch
Antonio Bigfoot Silva and Junior Dos Santos had lunch yesterday and got this interesting little picture. Check it out: Lunch with my friend @junior_cigano Almoçando com o amigo,damos muitas risadas juntos "Solta minha mão leao" rsrsrs pic.twitter.com/wVRCJUaLOf — Antonio Pezao Silva (@BigfootSilva) July 13, 2014
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Metamoris 4 Countdown: Chael Sonnen vs. Andre Galvao
After his retirement from MMA, it was announced Chael Sonnen would headline Metamoris 4 against Andre Galvao. To get you ready for the event, check out this promotional video: “I told these guys a week ago, I said I have no belt in Jiu-Jitsu – within in a week I need to be a black […]
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A Look Back at B.J. Penn’s Amazing Mixed Martial Arts Career
Former UFC lightweight & welterweight champion B.J. Penn retired from the sport of mixed martial arts, this following his third career loss to Frankie Edgar, which he suffered on July 6th at the TUF 19 Finale in Las Vegas. It was a disappointing end to what was an incredible mixed martial arts career for the […]
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Stefan Struve ‘100% Wants To Fight’ After Fainting Incident
Stefan Struve’s manager spoke with Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour to talk about the incident that occurred backstage that forced him off of the UFC 175 card and halted The Skyscraper’s return. For those who don’t know, Struve was slated to return against Matt Mitrione at UFC 175, but just a few minutes before […]
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Bigfoot Disses Arlovski, Says He Will Knock Him Out
Antonio Bigfoot Silva will be making his UFC return in September against Andrei Arlovski in his native country of Brazil. Bigfoot spoke with MMAFighting.com about the fight and how this time around, he wants to finish Arlovski. We fought once and we know what we can do, but we fought four years ago and I […]
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Chris Weidman Wants Belfort, If He Can Pass A Drug Test
UFC Middleweight Chris Weidman spoke with Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour about his injuries leading up to his bout with Lyoto Machida, as well as his desire to fight Vitor Belfort if The Phenom can pass a drug test. “I went through a two-day period where I was very nervous and it was really […]
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James Te Huna To Undergo Shoulder Surgery, Possibly Out For A Year
UFC middleweight James Te Huna is still reeling from his submission loss to Nate Marquardt on June 28th. However, the New Zealand native will now have to undergo shoulder surgery and will likely be out for a year. Te Huna spoke with Stuff.co.nz. “I’m having surgery on Tuesday. I’ll be out for about six months […]
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Martial Arts ‘Expert’ Teaches Hilarious Self Defense Techniques
In arguably the funniest video I’ve seen all week, we see a martial arts ‘expert’ teaching self defense moves against students who throw themselves around, at the slightest touch. From knife defense, to using a lightsaber-like item as a weapon, this guy can do it all. Check it out below. Shoutout to our friends over […]
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Justin Edwards vs. Yancy Medieros Booked For UFC 177
Lightweights Justin Edwards and Yancy Medieros are slated to fight at UFC 177 in Sacramento, California on August 30th, in a bout that is crucial for both fighters UFC career’s. Justin Edwards is just 2-4 in his UFC career, most recently dropping a decision loss to Ramsey Nijem back in January. He will be riding […]
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Faber Explains Injury That Could Sideline Him Until 2015
Urijah Faber joined MMAJunkie to talk about a potentially broken rib that he suffered during UFC 175, at the hands of Alex Caceras en route to a submission victory for Faber. “It was just a little knee,” Faber told MMAjunkie Radio soon after the event. “It hit me kind of in the side left, where […]
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Amanda Nunes ‘100% Sure’ She Can Beat Rousey
Amanda Nunes will be fighting Cat Zingano at UFC 178 in September. The fight will serve as Zingano’s return to the UFC after a layoff that lasted over a year due to a knee injury. Nunes is 2-0 in the UFC, and should she defeat Zingano, will likely get a title shot, given that Zingano […]
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Chael Sonnen Must Testify Under Oath At NSAC Hearing
Chael Sonnen’s ongoing troubles with the NSAC continue. After an initial hearing, it was announced that Sonnen would have a hearing at a later date, where he could formally appeal his suspension. Today the Nevada Deputy Attorney General spoke to MMAJunkie.com about the situation via email. “Mr. Sonnen must personally appear and testify under oath […]
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Fan Steps In To Replace Fighter During MMA Event
One of the stranger things that comes out of the MMA world is backyard/unsanctioned fights. Somehow these fights make their way onto the wonderful world of YouTube. In this video, we see a Russian MMA fighter no-show a fight, and as a result, a fan from the crowd steps in to fight. Check out the […]
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Matt Brown Highlight Video: ‘You Can’t Shut Me Down’
In just 12 days, Matt Brown and Robbie Lawler will square off in a pivotal welterweight match-up that will determine who will fight Johny Hendricks for the Welterweight strap. To get you ready for the highly anticipated bout, someone threw together this awesome video of Matt’s highlights throughout his career.
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Tarec Saffiedine Calls Out Rory MacDonald, Eyes Fall Return
Former Strikeforce Welterweight champion Tarec Saffiedine successfully made his Octagon debut in August when he picked up a decision win over Hyun Gyu Lim in a fight of the night performance. After that Saffiedine was expected to fight Jake Ellenberger at UFC 172, however Saffiedine pulled out of the bout with an injury. Now eyeing […]
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Wanderlei Silva Drug Tests Himself, Calls Out Belfort
Wanderlei Silva has been on the receiving end of some pretty harsh criticism after running away from an NSAC drug testing last month. After a hearing with the NSAC Silva says he is ready to fight whenever the UFC calls on him. Silva joined Tatame.com to discuss his future with the UFC. “I did the […]
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Anthony Johnson Blasts Blackzilian Teammates
Anthony Rumble Johnson took to his personal Facebook to put his Blackzilian teammates on blast for talking behind his back. The message, which is visible only to Rumble’s Facebook friends, was screenshot by our friends over at Bloodyelbow.com So funny how people in the gym wanna talk. Believe me I know who you are but […]
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Dana White Facing Obstacles Before Signing Gina Carano
UFC President Dana White said this past weekend that he would reach a deal with Gina Carano this week to sign to legendary WMMA pioneer to a UFC contract to fight Ronda Rousey. However according to Jeremy Botter, a source close to Carano, there are some obstacles that Dana White will have to overcome. Gina […]
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REPLAY! Watch Cerrone Put Melvin Guillard to Sleep!
UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Miller takes place this Wednesday in Atlantic City. To get fans pumped up for the event, The UFC would like to take a look back to UFC 150 back in 2012 where Donald Cerrone fought back from the brink of defeat to knock out Melvin Guillard.
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Dana White Challenged To EA Sports UFC, Wants Chuck Norris In The Game
UFC President Dana White spoke to Cabbie Richards about other fighters he would like to see in the EA Sports UFC video game including Chuck Norris and The Rock. Cabbie then goes on to ask Dana White about the first time he set up a fight, and then challenged Dana to a fight on EA […]
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Russian Fighter Snaps Shin Throwing Leg Kick
Russian MMA fighter Magomed Malikov broke his leg throwing a leg kick, much similar to how Anderson Silva broke his leg when Chris Weidman checked his leg kick in December. Check out the video below: As more and more videos surface of fighters breaking their legs while throwing leg kicks it begs to ask the […]